WEST SENECA, N.Y. — West Seneca Police are looking for the woman who they say may have saved a man's life at at an accident scene on the southbound Route 400 on Friday morning.
The crash happened shortly before noon. West Seneca Police spokesperson Rachel Kingston said a driver of a pick-up truck traveling northbound had a medical emergency and hit an SUV traveling southbound, causing that car to roll over.
Kingston said the driver of the pick-up truck suffered a severe arm laceration and was losing a lot of blood.
The woman, who said she was a nurse, was driving by and stopped and offered to help. Witnesses told officers she proceeded to use a pair of jumper cables as a makeshift tourniquet, "by all accounts saving the man's life."
Kingston said the driver is out of surgery and in stable condition.
The woman left the scene before police could get her name, and they are now looking for her to say thank you.
"We just really want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You got there quicker than we did on this occasion, and it is because of you that a man is alive, to go home to his family, ultimately tonight," Kingston said.
"We fully understand that people don't always want recognition for good deeds," a post on the West Seneca Police Facebook page said. "But we (and the victim) would love to say thank you. At the very least hopefully this post can spread some good news for a change and maybe reach this special person so they know how much they were appreciated!"
The woman is described as a white female, possibly with blonde hair and in her 40s. If you have any idea who the woman might be, you can call West Seneca Police at 674-2280.